My mistake it's actually "according to" which in Greek at that time was an unusual naming structure but generally meant" as told to me by". It's showing the author isn't the witness.
Carrier writes about it but he explains it here at 30:20
The Gospels are considered anonymous by all historians. Some fundamentalists obviously won't have it. They also say the Earth is 5000 years old.
"The four canonical gospels were probably written between AD 66 and 110.[5][6][7] All four were anonymous (with the modern names added in the 2nd century), almost certainly none were by eyewitnesses, and all are the end-products of long oral and written transmission.[8] Mark was the first to be written, using a variety of sources.[9][10] The authors of Matthew and Luke both independently used Mark for their narrative of Jesus's career, supplementing it with a collection of sayings called the Q source and additional material unique to each."
- Reddish, Mitchell (2011). An Introduction to The Gospels. Abingdon Press. ISBN 978-1426750083.
So, we have a opinion... Did you notice the words "probably" et al? And after all the "probables" he then acted as if it was true?
Nice story. At the expense of all the historical writings that would be contrary to how he views it.
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